Honey-jar.



H. ANDERSON.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

PLA Noensolv @vi/tweeen @foluftm M HANS ANDERSON, OF GE PATENT(ltiltltlil YSERVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

HONEY-JAR.

Application filed April 19 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. iti, i913.

, 1913. Serial No. 762,436.

To MU '1U/urla it muy concern Re it kno-wn that l., HANS ANnoRsoN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Geyserville, in the county ofSonoma and State of Calilornia, have invented certain new and usefullinprtwements in lloney- Jars, of which the following;l is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an impro-vcd honey jar adapted for use in abee hive and has for its primary object to provide an iu1- proved jarconstruction whereby a large number of the jars may be compactlyarranged in the hive, each of said jars being` provided with meanswhereby the bees may easil. gain access to the interior thereof.

Another and more specific object oil. the invention resides in theprovision of a honey jar havin;l a reduced screw threaded neck providedwith a recess in its wall, and a threaded cap or cover for the jarhaving au opening,I in its peripheral lflange to aline with said recesswhen the ars are in position in the hive, said cover being adapted forturning),` movement to close said recess and tightly seal the jar.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of meanscarried by the jar cap or cover to prevent the bees from building thecomb thereon whereby the comb will not be broken when the cover or capis turned to close the jar.

Still another object of the invention rcsides in the provision of adevice for the above purpose which is extremely simple in itsconstruction, may be produced at small .manufacturing cost, and ishighly convenient and serviceable in practical use.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view as will become apparent asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in certainconstructions, combinations and arrangements of the parts that I shallhereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing' description and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isa diagrammatic perspective View illustrating' the arrangement of thehoney jars in the hive; Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the jar; Fig'. 3is an enlarged fragmentary side elevation of the upper end of the jarshowing the recess in the threaded neck portion thereof; and Fig. t is avertical section.

ln Fig'. l of the drawings, l have illustrated my improved honey jar asused in a bee hive such as is shown and described in my copendinr;lapplication for patent tiled March 21st. Serial #TMW-tl. lit is to beunderstood, hmvever, that my improved jar constructitm is not restrictedin its utility to this specific form of hive, but is capable of use withmany other hive coustructimls known in the art without necessitating anymaterial alterations therein.

ln Fig'. l, 5 designates the body of the hive, and G the upper storagecon'lpartment thereof which is preferably of greater width than the body5 but oil. less depth than the same. The honey jars indicated at 7 arepreferably of cctagonal form in cross section, though it is apparentthat they may be made in various other polygonal shapes and of anydesired size in accordance with the dimensions of the storagecompartment. The body portions of the jars are adapted for closeengagement with each other, so that they occupy substantially the entirespace bounded by the walls of the storage compartment.

Referring morel particularly to the Figs. 2 and 3 o't the drawings, itto be noted that one end of the jar is provided with a re ducedexteriorly threaded neck 8 and this neck has formed therein a notch orrect-ss t). This recess is of a depth slightly less than the length ofthe threaded neck S. l() desig nates a metal closure cap or cover forthe jar, the peripheral [lange 1l of which is threaded for engagementwith the threads of the jar neck S. This tiangc has formed therein anelongated rectangular openingl 12 which is zulapted to register with therecess S) in the jar neck. lt is to be borne in mind, however, that whenthe opening;I l2 is in registration with the recess E), the threaded capor cover is not tightly screwed to its closed position, but the edge ofthe flange '1,1 is slightly spaced "trom the shoulder atI the upper endof the jar body formed by the reduced neck S. its illustrated in Fig.fl, to the under side ol the top or body oil the closure cap l0, acircular sheet of wax or paratlin paper lil is secured. lVith this waxsheet the upper edge ot the neck 8 is adapted to closely engage when thecap has been tightly threaded to its closed position, thereby securelysealing the ar and rendering the same practically air-tight. it is ofcourse, understood that when the cap is thus turned to tightly close thesame upon the neck of the jar, the opening 12 in the flange of said capis moved out of registration with the recess 9 in the neck wall of thejar. As the bees build their comb upon the Wax or paraftin sheet l3,thecap 'l0 may be readily removed from the top of the jar without danger ofbreaking the comb, the wax sheet remaining in position upon the upperedge of the jar. lt is, of course, understood that I design to providethe paraffin sheet 13 with the usual waxwork foundation upon which thecomb is built. This foundation may be of any usual or ordinary form andattached to the paraffin sheet in any preferred manner.

ln the use of my improved honey jars, the same are arranged in inverted.positions within the storage compartment 6 of the hive as shown in Fig.l. The reduced neck portions 8 of the jars provide spaces around andbetween the same into which the bees enter from the body portion 5 ofthe hive. lVhen the jars are placed in the hive, the

openings 12 in the closure caps register withV the recesses 9 in theneck walls of the jars, thus affording easy access to the interior ofthe jars. rhe bees build their combs within the honey jars and fill thecells thereof with honey. When the proper length of time has elapsed,the jars are removed from the storage compartment 6 and the caps orcovers thereof are turned to tightly close the same over the recesses 9of the jar necks. As previously explained, the waX or paraffin sheetcarried by the cap is forced into tight engagement with the edge of thear neck, thus effectually sealing the same. lt will thus be seen thatthe hands do not come into cont-act with the honey comb, and after thecaps have been tightened upon the jars, the honey is ready for themarket.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction and manner ofuse of my invention will be clearly and fully understood.

The ars are preferably Yconstructed of glass, and by the use of the samein the hive, all liability of contamination of the honey is obviated.Owing to their simple Y construction, it will also be appreciated thatthe jars may be produced at small manufacturing cost. Y

lhile l have shown and described the preferred construction of myinvention, it

will be understood that the same is susceptible of considerablemodification without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages thereof, as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. The combination with a bee hive having a storage compartment, of aplurality of receptacles within which the combs are built by the bees,said receptacles occupying substantially the entire space within saidcompartment, each of said receptacles being provided with a reduced neckhaving an entrance recess, the body portions of the receptacles beingclosely engaged while the necks thereof are spaced from each other,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combinationvvith a bee hivehaving a storage compartment, of aplurality of jars each having a reduced neck provided with an ent-rancerecess, said jars being arranged in inverted positions within theVcompartment and having their body portions closely engaged while thenecks thereof are spaced from each other, whereby the bees entering saidcompartment may gain access through said recesses to the interior o-fthe jars. i

3. A jar of the class described comprising a body having Ya reducedneck` on one end provided with a recess, a closure cap for said jarhaving an annular flange provided with an opening to register with therecess in the neck of the jar and movableiout of registration therewithwhen said cap is turned upon the jar neck to seal the same.

4l. A jar of the class described comprising a body provided on one endwith a reduced threaded neck having a recess, a closure cap thereforhaving a threaded peripheral flange for engagementwith said neck, saidflange having a rectangular opening therein to register with the recessin the jar neck when the closure cap is not tightly threaded thereon andmovable out of -registration with said recess when the cap is turned toits fully closed position, and a paraffin sheet secured to the underside of the body vofthe closure cap for engagement with the end edge ofthe jar neck, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

ln testimony whereof hereunto affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

, HANS ANDERSON; j

Witnesses:

GEORGE E. REMMEL, PHIL. A. Arlnnnnnv.

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f Commissioner of Patents,

